# Khandwal Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Khandwal

Khandwal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184148**. The 2011 Census counted **300 people in 56 households**, the 130th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 300people (2011)
- 56households
- 68.9%literacy
- 184148PIN code

## Khandwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khandwal is 184148.** Khandwal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184148
- Gram panchayatKorepunnu
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002154

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khandwal from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khandwal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khandwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marheen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khandwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 26% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khandwal

Of every 100 households in Khandwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khandwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****76%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**63%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****46%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khandwal?

■ Khandwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1450**

**765

Working population ****31.3%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 37 (39%) · **■** Marginal 16 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar

- Sohaal323 people
- Krohl Matherian312 people
- Spral Pain307 people
- Hiranagar304 people
- Chak Wazir Chand296 people
- Chan Tanda292 people
- Wand Manhas289 people
- Kariyara287 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khandwal?184148
- How far is Khandwal from Kathua?32 km by road
- What is the population of Khandwal?300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandwal in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khandwal?68.9% (Census 2011)